Blocking Piezo2, a protein receptor that senses mechanical forces in tissues, may be a new way to slow IPF progression, per a ...

Assessments at the hospital found a shadow on my lung. It was hoped that it was an infection but despite two courses of antibiotics there was no change. A further CT scan, PET scan and another CT ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) scars lung tissue and makes breathing increasingly difficult until patients can't get enough oxygen. Available drugs provide minimal benefit. Lung ...

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, potentially opening a path to new treatments for a condition that kills 80% of ...

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals who are immunocompromised, denoised ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) shows better accuracy than ULDCT for identifying lungs with ..

The scientists have captured high-resolution CT scans of the interior of a large, dense object -- a gas turbine blade -- using a compact, laser-driven X-ray source. The work is part of a larger ...

PureTech said the drug has a ”multimodal mechanism of action” that could work on the lung dysfunction recently documented in COVID-19 patients, inclu ding those who have recovered from infection.

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could ... detecting pneumonia and other lung problems with the AI-cleaned low-dose scans, but 91% to 98% accuracy in examining ...

54 patients with compromised immune systems who had fevers underwent a pair of chest CT scans -- a normal dose scan and an ultra-low-dose scan. The AI program cleaned up the low-dose scan, and then ...

This dramatic "remodeling" inhibited peroxisome development and caused them to degrade, robbing them of their ability to function properly. The result was stubborn inflammation and lung scarring. The ...

Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...

"CT scans are the gold standard for detecting pneumonia, but repeated scans can expose patients to significant radiation." While the early diagnosis of lung infections in immunocompromised ...